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Ener-Core Closes $3.0 Million Private Placement Transaction

IRVINE, Calif.--
Ener-Core, Inc. (“Ener-Core”) (OTCQB:ENCR), a provider of commercialized Power
Oxidation technology and equipment that generates clean power from
low-quality waste gases and is deployable in a wide variety of
industries, today announced the closing of a private placement with an
accredited investor of 696,056 shares of common stock on April 11, 2016
at a price of $4.31 per share for an aggregate offering amount of $3.0
million. No placement agent commissions were paid in connection with
this private placement transaction.

Ener-Core intends to use the proceeds from the private placement for
general corporate purposes and to continue supporting the fulfillment of
product deliveries against closed commercial orders.

Further details regarding the private placement are described in a
Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

The securities offered and sold in this private placement were not
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be
offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from registration. This press release shall not
constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any
of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.

About Ener-Core, Inc.

Irvine, California-based Ener-Core, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures
and has commercially deployed unique systems that generate base-load,
clean power from polluting waste gases including methane. Ener-Core’s
patented Power Oxidizer turns one of the most potent pollution sources
into a profitable source of base-load clean energy. Ener-Core’s
technology offers an alternative to the flaring (burning) of gaseous
pollution while generating operating efficiencies and reducing the costs
of compliance with environmental regulations.

Ener-Core offers a variety of platforms including the 250kW Ener-Core
Powerstation EC250, the Ener-Core Power Oxidizer 333 kW Powerstation and
the larger counterpart, the 2MW Ener-Core Powerstation KG2-3GEF/PO.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made
under the Safe Harbor Provision of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical
fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements,
including statements containing the words “intends, “estimated,”
“planned,” “expects,” “believes,” “strategy,” “opportunity,”
“anticipates,” and similar words. These statements include, among
others, expectations regarding the closing of the private placement and
are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those currently anticipated, which include,
but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with market
conditions, the satisfaction of closing conditions related to the
private placement and other risks and uncertainties that are discussed
in Ener-Core’s documents that are filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission from time to time. The information contained in this release
is as of the date of this press release. Except as otherwise expressly
referenced herein or required by law, Ener-Core assumes no obligation to
update forward-looking statements.